(AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) DETROIT, MI – A lawsuit filed by a former Fiat Chrysler diversity manager alleges the Auburn Hills automaker disparately treats black non-union employees, giving them lower ratings through a process that determines bonuses and advancement opportunities. “As a result of (Fiat Chrysler’s) practice and policy of discriminating against African American employees, (these …
© Saul Martinez / Reuters The Department of Justice alleges the New York Board of Elections broke the law when it purged approximately 117,000 Brooklyn voters before the presidential primary. The federal agency intervened in a lawsuit against the New York City Board of Elections (NYCBOE) over the purge which had many Brooklyn residents showing up at the polls to vote to be told they were not …
There was movement Thursday on two federal lawsuits filed over poor learning conditions in Detroit schools. The American Federation of Teachers announced a settlement with the Detroit Public Schools over decrepit building conditions in some schools. The settlement lays out a process for reporting, logging and prioritizing requests for building repairs, as well as timelines for following through.
Attorney Rebecca Glenberg, left, with the ACLU, and Bryton Mellott, center, of Urbana, listen to Ed Yohnka, right, director of communications with the ACLU, during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 in Champaign. Mellott who was arrested after posting pictures of himself burning an American flag in 2016, is suing in federal court to have the Illinois’ flag desecration law declared …
Rex Tillerson testifies during a confirmation hearing. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
The day before Trumpâs inauguration, his pick for Secretary of State will likely be getting questioned under oath. Lawyers for a landmark climate lawsuit , which claims the US government failed to protect future generations from the dangers of global warming, are scheduled to depose Rex Tillerson on January 19.
Recall the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) video release last year that revealed a scandal by Planned Parenthood allegedly negotiating the sale of aborted body parts for profit. One of the largest group’s involved was StemExpress, a for-profit company who sued CMP back in 2015 in an effort to prevent a recorded dinner meeting conversation from public view. In the video , Cate Dyer, …
Our benevolent overlords at MacRumors have published an article talking about a lawsuit alleging the App Store is a monopoly due to the inability to purchase apps outside of the App Store. The lawsuit is a few years old, but an appeals court has allowed the lawsuit to go forward. If the plaintiffs win, one of their attorneys said to Reuters that “the obvious solution is to compel Apple to let …
Washington: Ahmer Abbasi speaks softly as he describes the strip searches, the extra shoves, the curses that he endured in a federal jail in Brooklyn following the 11 September attacks. “I don’t think I deserved it,” Abbasi said during a telephone interview with The Associated Press from his home in Karachi, Pakistan. Abbasi’s quiet, matter-of-fact tone belies his determination, even after 15 …
Student can ‘move on with his life to pursue a degree at a university that respects his rights of conscience,’ attorney says A lawsuit against Missouri State University that alleged the school kicked a Christian student out of its master’s degree program for saying he would not counsel gay couples because of his religious beliefs has been settled, with the complainant reportedly earning a …
The “corrupt” Westhampton Beach Police Department looked the other way when cops with connections got in trouble, a whistleblower lawsuit charges. Joseph Pesapane Facebook A sergeant who beat and bloodied his wife was given his gun back and the domestic-violence case dropped. Another cop, a member of a prominent local family, was never disciplined after failing to respond to an emergency where …